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Springtown Baby
Marie-Louise Muir tells the story of the scandal caused when Hollywood actress Jane Russell adopted a boy from Springtown camp, in Derry.
Marie-Louise Muir tells the story of a little boy called Thomas and two women - Hollywood superstar Jane Russell and Hannah McDermott from Derry's Springtown camp - which became an international scandal in the early 1950s, reverberating through the law courts of London and the boulevards of Beverly Hills.
Last on
New Year's Day 201819:30
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle
Clips
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Springtown Clip Huck Finn
Duration: 00:34
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Springtown Newspapers
Duration: 01:51
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Visiting Springtown
Duration: 01:24
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 Mar 201612:30BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster
- New Year's Day 201819:30BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle



